Creating a Catchlight

With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the subject'seyes to add life to the facial expression.

1 Point the flash head upward by 90°.

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Pull out the wide panel.

l? The catchlight panel will come out at the same time.

Push in the wide panel.

#P Push in only the wide panel.

~Follow the same procedure as for bounce flash.

U @ Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward by 900 The catchlight will not work if you swing the flash head left or right.

*' For maximum catchlight effect, stay within 1.5 m/4.9 ft of the SUbject.

Closeup Flash Shooting

If you want to shoot a subject about 0.5 - 2 m (1.6 - 6.6 ft) away, hold down the <PUSH> button and tilt the flash head downward by 7°.

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Canon SBOEX Creating a Catchlight, Point the flash head upward by Pull out the wide panel, Push in the wide panel